Laboratory Information:
Kentucky Water Science Center
9818 Bluegrass Parkway
Louisville, KY 40299
Phone: 317-290-3333
Fax: 502-493-1909
Website: http://ky.water.usgs.gov/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Southeast
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the principal Federal
earth-science agency dedicated to collecting,
analyzing, interpreting, publishing, and disseminating information about the Nation's energy, land,
mineral, and
water resources. The USGS is unique among Government organizations because it has neither regulatory
nor
developmental authority-its sole product is information. The primary role is that of a scientific organization
concerned with providing credible, relevant, impartial, and timely information to all interested parties.
The USGS was established by an act of Congress on March
3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to
conduct systematic and scientific classification of the public lands and examination of the geological
structure,
mineral resources, and products of national domain. Since 1879, the research and fact-finding role of
the
USGS has both grown and evolved to meet the changing needs of the Nation.
Water-resources activities of the Kentucky Water Science
Center (KYWSC) are conducted by a highly trained
staff that consists of more than 40 hydrologists, geologists, engineers, hydrologic technicians, and
a variety of
support personnel. The Center maintains three offices: the main office in Louisville and field offices
in Paducah
and Williamsburg.
